SIX TRAITS OF QUALITY‚ EFFECTIVE WRITING Ideas: The ideas are the heart of the message‚ the content of the piece‚ the main theme‚ together with all the details that enrich and develop that theme. The ideas are strong when the message is clear‚ not garbled. The writer chooses details that are interesting‚ important‚ and informative- often the kinds of details the reader would not normally anticipate or predict. Successful writers do not tell readers information they already know. They
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The Odyssey Essay Heroism. What is it? How can it be portrayed? Are there bad or good sides to heroism? In “The Odyssey” by Holmer the character Odysseus portrays heroism in many ways. He portrays them in negative and positive ways which lead his trip to get back home to get delayed. Odysseus‚ why is he portrayed as a hero? Why is he heroic? The reader would think Odysseus is a hero because in the epic no matter the tragedy he faces from the gods‚ specifically Poseidon‚ he overcomes the obstacles
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Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5‚ 1958‚ and he was raised in New York. Neil‚ growing up to be an astrophysicist‚ first found his love for space from the Hayden Planetarium when he was 9. After he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science‚ he studied at Harvard‚ and got his Astrophysics PHD from the Columbia University. He got his first job in the Hayden Planetarium‚ where he was first inspired. In fact‚ today he serves as its director. Neil has a very interesting career. He started
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Jim Casy 3 Character Traits 1. Insightful - Jim Casy‚ although he quits his job as a preacher‚ remains extremely insightful up until his death. The Bible explains that some men are sinners and destined for Hell while others are holy and will end up going to Heaven after they die. Casy spends time on his own pondering his faith and creating his own ideas. He realizes that all humans make up one greater spirit. Instead of focusing on their own well-being and only doing things in order to benefit
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He also possesses the skills to build social capital‚ as discussed above and mobilisation‚ through the travel he does all over the world to communicate with his followers. 1.6 PERSONAL TRAITS The Dalai Lama uses his personal traits to communicate with people more effectively‚ which in turn ensures he gains their trust and respect. He is often smiling at people‚ listens intently‚ and always maintains eye contact with the listening or speaker. He appears to
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In my opinion about Neil Gaiman article‚ I see that he was very realistic about the importance of reading especially for children in those days where the world fill with the internet and the distractions of the world‚ so it’s significant to encourage children to read books instead of frustrating them of reading when they chose a book (Gaiman‚ 2013). I agree with him there are a lot of parent prevent their children from reading a book‚ just if they think that isn’t for their age. That remembered
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Leadership: The Trait Approach The primary purpose of my leadership final project was to become more familiar with the trait approach. While the trait approach was one of the earliest theories of leadership‚ I think it is still valid in today’s society. I wanted to better understand the trait approach‚ and learn more about each of the traits within this leadership approach. After reading Chapter 2 in our textbook‚ I found myself reflecting on various traits and characteristics that I have‚ as
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Trait Theories of Leadership Before I briefly explain my topic it is necessarily to define the term ’ ’leadership ’ ’. Many authors until now have defined or tried to define leadership‚ but the most common and useful definition is given by Gary Yukl (2010)‚ who defines leadership as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives. Theories of
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you can sling over your shoulder and carry like a purse‚ I believe they come with life’s experience. I want to become someone who isn’t always so "traditional‚" someone who wants to step out of their comfort zone and do the unexpected. Most of the traits listed above‚ tend to fall together as safe and boring. I’m not saying that my personality isn’t interesting‚ but I don’t always want to live a safe life. Adventure is crucial to the fullfillment of life. I’ve learned recently through several losses
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Leadership Trait Theory by Mark Shead post mortem Leadership trait theory is the idea that people are born with certain character traits or qualities. Since certain traits are associated with proficient leadership‚ it assumes that if you could identify people with the correct traits‚ you will be able to identify leaders and people with leadership potential. Most of the time the traits are considered to be naturally part of a person’s personality from birth. From this standpoint‚ leadership
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